Help Me decide please

jennieve01 · 11-18-2010, 06:12 PM

Hello Everyone,

I currently have a ereader. A jetbook I bought April 2009. I loved it to death despite its slow page loads and the occasional need to reset it. It has traveled with me overseas twice and has definitely given me my money’s worth. It is also almost completely dead. It started to lose charge about 2 months ago. Then it started getting stuck when I tried to open books and would stay in a continuous hourglass unless I rebooted it completely. Now the battery doesn’t hold a charge at all. So it's time to retire it to the junk pile as much as I hate to do so.
These days with as many ereaders as they have available I'm feeling a bit lost. I loved my jetbook but I can say I didn't enjoy the quirks or the battery time.

I'm looking for an ereader that has the following qualities.

Displays .prc files, loads books quickly when you click on them, has a long battery life, is portable enough to carry on the train during my daily commute.

Reading .txt files would be a huge plus.

Are there any in the less than $250 range that would suit me other than a jetbook?

Thank you for your help!

Jen

Dulin's Books · 11-18-2010, 06:29 PM

PocketBook 360 is an excellent device for the commuter. It reads prc, text and 20 other formats, is quite quick as well. Its only $160. Check out some of the reviews and chit chat in the PocketBook forum here on MobileRead.

desertgrandma · 11-18-2010, 06:35 PM

Welcome to MobileRead, jennieve01

Thought of a K3?

Dulin's Books · 11-18-2010, 06:35 PM

wow Two of the PocektBook retailers (not me Ill have to see if I can match this)

Just announced great deals on Pocketbook 302 and PocketBook 360.

PocketBook 360s for only $129.99 (plus shipping of course)

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=107439

JeremyR · 11-18-2010, 11:55 PM

Kindle 3 seems like the best bet, as long as you aren't talking about DRMed PRC files which I don't think it does. But that's pretty much the only format that the Kindle can display (mobi/prc/azw), though it also does do text files pretty well.

Battery lasts a long time and it's quite portable, though not the smallest.

jennieve01 · 11-19-2010, 05:23 PM

Thank you everyone! i hadn't thought of either. I'll go off and research both of them right now

Jen

Catlady · 11-19-2010, 07:45 PM

Jetbook Lite?

AA batteries, so you can just get some rechargeables and pop them in.

jennieve01 · 11-27-2010, 04:23 PM

Thank you everyone for your suggestions, I ended up getting a libre on sale for $69 to tide me over until the color readers get a little more slick

11-18-2010, 06:12 PM	#1
jennieve01 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: jetbook	Help Me decide please Hello Everyone, I currently have a ereader. A jetbook I bought April 2009. I loved it to death despite its slow page loads and the occasional need to reset it. It has traveled with me overseas twice and has definitely given me my money’s worth. It is also almost completely dead. It started to lose charge about 2 months ago. Then it started getting stuck when I tried to open books and would stay in a continuous hourglass unless I rebooted it completely. Now the battery doesn’t hold a charge at all. So it's time to retire it to the junk pile as much as I hate to do so. These days with as many ereaders as they have available I'm feeling a bit lost. I loved my jetbook but I can say I didn't enjoy the quirks or the battery time. I'm looking for an ereader that has the following qualities. Displays .prc files, loads books quickly when you click on them, has a long battery life, is portable enough to carry on the train during my daily commute. Reading .txt files would be a huge plus. Are there any in the less than $250 range that would suit me other than a jetbook? Thank you for your help! Jen

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11-18-2010, 06:29 PM	#2
Dulin's Books Wizard Posts: 2,806 Karma: 13500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Portland, OR Device: Boox PB360 etc etc etc	PocketBook 360 is an excellent device for the commuter. It reads prc, text and 20 other formats, is quite quick as well. Its only $160. Check out some of the reviews and chit chat in the PocketBook forum here on MobileRead.

11-18-2010, 06:35 PM	#3
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462841 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Welcome to MobileRead, jennieve01 Thought of a K3?

11-18-2010, 11:55 PM	#5
JeremyR Guru Posts: 973 Karma: 2458402 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: St. Louis Device: Kindle Keyboard, Nook HD+	Kindle 3 seems like the best bet, as long as you aren't talking about DRMed PRC files which I don't think it does. But that's pretty much the only format that the Kindle can display (mobi/prc/azw), though it also does do text files pretty well. Battery lasts a long time and it's quite portable, though not the smallest.

11-19-2010, 05:23 PM	#6
jennieve01 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: jetbook	Thank you everyone! i hadn't thought of either. I'll go off and research both of them right now Jen

11-19-2010, 07:45 PM	#7
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,345 Karma: 52398889 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	Jetbook Lite? AA batteries, so you can just get some rechargeables and pop them in.

11-27-2010, 04:23 PM	#8
jennieve01 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: jetbook	Thank you everyone for your suggestions, I ended up getting a libre on sale for $69 to tide me over until the color readers get a little more slick

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